# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFcrky9PD7s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73494597-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/205281b7f8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-30T12:00:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

This is Mãhina, the white humpback whale of Vava’u, Tonga 🤍

Her name means 'moon' in Tongan, named because her bright white skin seems to glow underwater. It's incredibly rare to see a white whale in the wild, as just 1 in 40,000 whales are born with either albinism or leucism, giving them their striking white appearance.

#EarthCapture by jonoallenphotography
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#HumpbackWhale #RareAnimals #WhiteWhale

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## Tags

humpbackwhale, earthcapture, whitewhale, rareanimals

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